BlackRock — the world’s largest asset manager and ETF provider — has slowly been warming to crypto, but will not launch a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) until the industry becomes “legitimate,” said CEO Larry Fink. “I wouldn’t say never — when it’s legitimate, yes,” Fink said at the New York Times Dealbook conference, as reported by CNBC.

At the recent Blockchain Futurist Conference 2018 in Toronto, Canada, popular American television and radio host Larry King spoke with blockchain entrepreneurs Charles Hoskinson, Justin Wu, Al Burgio, and Matthew Roszak about the future of the emerging technology.

Speaking to the audience, Larry King opened the discussion with his personal feelings on the immensity of technological innovation that has evolved over the 61 years of his time in media. He comments nostalgically on the developments of radio, TV and the internet and how all of it has shaped his career over the decades. Read more...

In a message on GEAR Token’s website, iconic political talk show host Larry King says that global climate change is threatening humanity’s existence and is “a potentially catastrophic issue from the combustion of fossil fuels … putting immense pressure on the environment and on our health.”

King says that “this is simply not sustainable” and “the pace of innovations and investment in green energy and renewables is not enough to help counteract the use of dirty fuels.” Read more...

Canada’s first blockchain and digital currency event and marketing firm, Untraceable Inc., announced in a press release CoinReport received from Wachsman, Untraceable’s communications firm, the addition of renowned American TV host and GEAR Blockchain board member Larry King and Dash CEO Ryan Taylor…